International Space Elevator Consortium
Who We Are …
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ISEC ORGANIZATION
ISEC is registered in the USA as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 80-0302896), with a board of directors and a series of officers; President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
ISEC is closely associated with the conference preparation team and other volunteer members.
Contact email : info@isec.org
ISEC has Partners and Sponsors (organisations, businesses or individuals).
The ISEC Team
| Team Member | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Swan Ph.D | Director and President | pete.swan@isec.org |
| Dennis Wright Ph.D | Director and Vice President, Chair for Studies | dennis.wright@isec.org |
| Sandee Schaeffer | Director and Treasurer | sandee.schaeffer@isec.org |
| Jerry Eddy Ph.D | Director and Secretary | jerry.eddy@isec.org |
| John Knapman Ph.D | Director, Chair for Research | john.knapman@isec.org |
| Larry Bartoszek | Director, Chair for Design | larry.bartoszek@isec.org |
| Dan Gleeson | Director | dan.gleeson@isec.org |
| Karyn Gleeson | Director, Chair for On-line Events | karyn.gleeson@isec.org |
| Adrian Nixon | Director, Chair for Tether | adrian.nixon@isec.org |
| Martin Lades Ph.D | Director, European Liaison | martin.lades@isec.org |
| Paul Phister Ph.D | Director, Space Systems Engineer | paul.phister@isec.org |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------------ |
| Ted Semon | President Emeritus | ted.semon@isec.org |
| Bryan Laubscher Ph.D | Director Emeritus | bryan.laubscher@isec.org |
| David Horn | Director Emeritus | david.horn@isec.org |
| Michael (Fitzer) Fitzgerald | Director Emeritus | michael.fitzgerald@isec.org |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------------ |
| David Brandt-Erichsen | Ex-Officio Director, Lead for Website | davidbe@comcast.net |
| David Dotson Ph.D | Computational Scientist | david.dotson@isec.org |
| Matthew Farrell | Chair for History Committee | mrfarrell86@gmail.com |
| Vern Hall | Earth Port Harbor Master | vern.hall@isec.org |
| Souvik Mukherjee | Indian Liaison Representative | souvik.mukherjee@isec.org |
| David Raitt Ph.D | Chief Historian | david.raitt@isec.org |
| Peter Robinson | Engineer | peter.robinson@isec.org |
| Michael Schaeffer | Operations Fellow | michael.schaeffer@isec.org |
| Jonathan Kolber | Lead, SE Academic Challenge | jonathan.kolber@gmail.com |
| Jason Arnold | Director of Education | jasonwarnold@yahoo.com |
| Prathamesh Barapatre | ISEC India Representative | prathameshbarapatre5@gmail.com |
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| Martin Lades, Dan Gleeson, Michael Schaeffer, Peter Robinson, Dennis Wright | Web Development Team | info@isec.org |
Each year ISEC accepts applications from students in their third or fourth years of university to participate in space elevator research as Interns. Follow this link for their details.